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Awards

1. Maharashtra Bhushan Award (2011-12) - Anil Kakodkar

2. National Awards Winners for 2012

a. Best FilmKannada film Byari and Marathi film Deool

b. Best Hindi Film I Am Kalam

c. Best ActorGirish Kulkarni (Marathi film Deool)

d. Best Actress Vidya Balan (The Dirty Picture)

e. Best DirectorGurvinder Singh (Punjabi film Anhe Ghore Da Daan)

f. Salman Khans Chillar Party team won 3 National awards including Best Childrens film

g. Vidya Balan bagged the Best Actress award for her superlative performance in The Dirty Picture

3. Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2011 - Soumitra Chatterjee (Bengali actor)

4. Saraswati Samman (2011) - Dr AA Manavalan (Tamil) for his work 'Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalum'

(Ramakatha and Ramayanas).

5. Moorti Devi Award (2011) - Dr Gulab Kothari for his book Mein Hi Radha, Mein Hi Krishna

6. Bihari Puraskar (2011) - Rajasthani poet Dr Arjundeo Charan for his work Ghar To Ek Naam Hai

Bharose Ro

7. Vyas Samman (2011) - Hindi writer Ramdarash mishra for his work aam ke patte

8. Life time achievement award at 8th Dubai International film festival A.R. Rahman

9. V. Shantaram Life Time Achievement Award - environmental film maker Mike Pandey

10. Best Friend of American Worker - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao

11. Kalidas Samman (2009-10) - Dr. N. Rajam and Saroja Vaidyanathan

12. Lata Mangeshkar Award (2011) by the Madhya Pradesh government - Rajesh Roshan

13. National Medals of Arts and Humanities award USA (2011)- Amartya Sen

14. Templeton Prize (2012)- Dalai lama


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15. 54th Grammy award - 2012

a. Album of the Year: "21," Adele

b. Record of the Year: "Rolling in the Deep" Adele

c. Song of the Year: "Rolling in the Deep" Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth

d. British singer Adele got 6 Grammy award

16. Laureus award in sports - 2012

a. Sports man of the year - Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

b. Sports woman of the year Vivian Cheruiyut (Kenya)

17. 65th BAFTA award 2012

a. Best film - The Artist

b. Best Actor - Jean Dujardin (Film - The Artist)

c. Best Actress - Meryl Streep (Film - The Iron Lady)

d. Best Director - Michel Hazanavicius (Film - The Artist)

e. Film The Artist directed by Michel Hazanavicius got 6 awards

18. 84th Oscar awards 2012

a. Best Picture - The Artist (Directed by Thomas Langmann)

b. Best Director - Michel Hazanavicius (Film - The Artist)

c. Best Actor - Jean Dujardin (Film - The Artist)

d. Best Actress - Meryl Streep (Film - The Iron Lady)

e. The Artist and Hugo both movie got 5 awards

19. 69th Golden Globe award 2012

a. Best Film in Drama - The Descendants and In Comedy or Musical - The Artist

b. Best Actor in Drama - George Clooney (Film -The Descendants) and in Comedy or Musical -

Jean DuJardin (Film - The Artist)

c. Best Actress in Drama - Meryl Streep (Film - The Iron Lady) and in Comedy or Musical -

Michelle Williams (Film - My Week With Marilyn)


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20. Best Football player male (FIFA) 2011 Lional Messi ( Barcelona player)

21. Best Football player female (FIFA) 2011- Homare Sawa (Japan)

22. Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation - Dalai Lama

23. Bankers of the year by business standard Rana kapoor MD of Yes bank

24. Person of the year by TIME Magazine The Protester

25. Best Indian Football player AIFF 2011 Sunil Chhetri

Important Summits

1. 20th ASEAN Summit - Phnom Penh (Cambodia)

2. 4th BRICS summit - New Delhi

3. 10th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change - New Delhi

4. Arab summit 2012 - Baghdad (Iraq)

5. Nuclear security summit 2012 Seoul (South Korea)

6. 12th Annual summit of European Union and India - New Delhi

7. G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting - Mexico City

8. Friends of Syria Meeting Istanbul (Turkey)

9. 5th Ministerial level India-UK Economic Financial Dialogue New Delhi

10. United Nation Conference on Sustainable Development 2012 Rio de janeiro (Brazil)

11. 17th National youth Festival Mangalore (Karnataka)

12. World Economic Forum Davos (Switzerland)

13. World Polio Summit 2012 - New Delhi


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Important Obituaries

1. NKP Salve - Union Minister and Ex-BCCI President

2. Homai vyarawala First Indian photographer

3. Kim Jong-il North Korean leader

4. P K iyengar - Indian nuclear physicist

5. Indira Goswami - Assamese novelist

6. Runako Morton - West Indies batsman

7. MOH Farooq - Governor of Kerala

8. Dev Anand actor

9. S. Bangarappa ex-chief minister of Karnataka

10. Vaclav Havel Ex-President of czech republic

11. Sailen Manna - Football captain

12. Joy Mukhurji - Actor

Important Operation and committee1. India and USA navy exercise Malabar 2012

2. The IAF's Eastern Air Command commenced Exercise codenamed Pralay

3. Rangrajan committee Sugar industry

4. Kakodkar committee - railway safety

5. Sam pitroda committee - railways

6. Shyamala Gopinath committee Financial frauds

7. M.V. Nair committee Priority lending sector

8. Shivraj patil committee Productivity in Agriculture sector

9. B.K. chaturvedi committee Power sector reform


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Important National Events

1. Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said that tea would be declared the

National drink by next year.

1. India successfully test fired nuclear-capable Agni-V (ICBM), which covered a range of more than 5,000

km from Wheeler Island in Orissa.

2. Shahrukh Khan and Vidya Balan will be brand ambassadors sanitation

3. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been named by Time magazine as one of the 100

most influential people of the world.

4. Abhishek Manu Singhvi resigned as Congress spokesperson and Chairperson of Parliament's Standing

Committee.

5. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched heaviest, indigenous radar imaging satellite,RISAT-1 satellite into space aboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C19) from Sriharikota

(Andhra Pradesh). RISAT-1's radar will be able to see through clouds and work in darkness.

6. India's second moon mission Chandrayaan-2 will be launched in 2014.

7. New members of Rajya sabha :-

a. Arun Jaitley (BJP)

b. Mayawati (BSP)

c. Vilasrao Deshmukh (central minister)

d. Rajeev Shukla (central minister)

e. Chiranjeevi (Actor)

f. Jaya Bachchan (Samajwadi Party)

g. Dilip Singh Tirkey (former hockey captain)

8. Sachin Tendulkar, Rekha and industrialist Anu Aga were nominated in Rajya sabha

9. India will host next meeting of Board of Governors of Asian Development Bank (ADB) in May next year

10. The Reserve Bank of India asked banks to allow intra-bank account portability in cases where full KYC

(know your customer) details of the concerned account have been ascertained.

11. President Pratibha Patil visited Seychelles and South Africa

12. Russian submarine K-152 Nerpa inducted in Indian Navy as INS Chakra


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13. India opened third research centre Bharti after Dakshin Gangotri and Matri

14. Supreme court judge Dalveer Bhandari elected in International court of justice

15. Bengal Government will launch own daily newspaper and TV channel named Paschim Banga and

Dainik

16. India joined in project of largest thirty meter telescope (TMM) in Hawai island (USA)

17. Rajasthan State Assembly passed a resolution to form Legislative Council

18. According to Stockholm international peace research institute - Largest importer is India (2nd China)

19. Bihar Day, celebrated on 22 March when it was separated from Bengal 100 years ago (1912)

20. French company Dassault Rafaletoday bagged India's biggest contract for supplying 126 combat

aircraft for the Air Force

21. The World Health Organization has confirmed that India has gone a whole year without having a

new case of polio

22. The Supreme Court quashed all 122 spectrum licenses (2G licenses) granted during the tenure of

former communications minister A Raja.

23. India tested interceptor missiles from Wheeler Island in Orissa

24. The Supreme Court of India has urged that the project for the linking of the rivers of India be

accelerated and implemented

25. 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) held from 7-9 January, 2012 in Jaipur. kamla persad-bissessar

(Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago) was the Chief Guest

26. India cleared a $1.23-billion deal for purchasing 490 French air-to-air missiles MICA for the Indian air

force Mirage 2000 fleet


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Important International Events

1. United States troops will leave Afghanistan at the end of 2014

2. Standard and Poors (S&P) lowered Indias long-term rating from stable (BBB+) to negative (BBB-)

(which is the lowest investment grade rating)

3. Pakistan test-fired the nuclear-capable Hatf-4 Shaheen-1A ballistic missile

4. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited India

5. India, Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed on TAPI pipeline project (Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan

and India)

6. Indian steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal is wealthiest man in Britain, according to The Sunday Times

7. President of Russia Vladimir Putin

8. 61 Indian companies are included in Global-2000 list of Forbes -2012

9. South Sudan became 188th Member of World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

10. According to Forbes magazine richest person of world Carlos Slim Helu (Mexico) and richest person

of India Mukesh ambani.

11. South Korean steel company will establish a steel plant in Jagatsinghpur district of Orissa.

12. Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has resigned after weeks of unrest

13. Maldive expelled from commonwealth ministerial action group

14. Prime minister of mauritius Navinchandra ramgoolam visit to india

15. Kofi annan special envoy of united nation to Syria

16. Highest per capita income - Qatar

17. Pakistan elected as a temporary member of United Nation security council for 2012-13

18. Croatia will become 28th member of EU in July 2013.

19. The United Nations framework convention on Climate held in Durban (South Africa) in 2011

20. Canada announces exit from kyoto climate treaty

21. The Bangladeshi parliament has passed bill that will enable the return of property seized from the

country's Hindu minority.

22. All American soldiers have been returned from Iraq


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9. Power generation capacity in india now more than 2,00,000 MW. In 11th Five year plan 54,964 MW

capacity added.

10. RBI permitted RRB and cooperative bank to participate in Centralized Payment systems. Now these

banks can transfer fund through NEFT and RTGS.

11. Foreign exchange reserves in India on March 2012 $296 billion dollar

12. March 2012 Inflation rate on whole sale price index 6.89% and on Consumer price index 9.47%

13. Centre launched a $2 billion infrastructure debt fund (IDF) to catalyse long-term lending to core

sectors. The fund, which will be set up jointly by private sector lender ICICI Bank, Bank of Baroda,

Citibank and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)

14. Cheque and Draft will be valid for 3 month from 1 April 2012.

15. Poverty line for rural areas is Rs 672 and for urban areas is Rs 859 (2009-10). In India 354 million or

29.8 % of Indians are below than poverty line.

16. Teledensity in India in december 2011 76.86%

17. After SBI and NABARD ownership of National Housing Bank will be transferred from RBI to

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Abbreviation in News

1. NCTC - National Counter-Terrorism Centre

2. GAAR - General anti avoidance rule

3. TCS -Tax Collection at Source

4. DTAA Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement

5. TIEA Tax Information exchange Agreement

6. EFSF European Financial Stability Facility

7. NPS New Pension Scheme

8. MMRCA Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft

9. DRDO - Defence Research and Development Organisation

10. GSLV - Geo-Synchronous Launch Vehicle

11. ISRO - Indian Space Research Organisation

12. EEFC - Exchange Earner's Foreign Currency

13. NDMA National Disaster Management Authority

14. BRICS Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa

15. BASIC Brazil, South Africa, India and China

16. PPP Public Private Partnership and Purchasing Power parity

17. MTCR Missile Technology Control Regim

18. NSG Nuclear Suppliers Group

19. IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency

20. CEPA Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

21. CECA - Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement

22. FIPB Foreign Investment Promotion board

23. PSLV Polar Satellite Launch vehicle

24. ICBM Inter-continental Ballistic missile


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25. CCEA Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

26. IDF Infrastructure Debt Fund

27. CRIS Comparative Rating Index for Sovereign

28. GRAIL Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory

29. NCHER National Commission for Higher Education and Research

30. NCHRH - National Commission for Human Resources for Health

31. FII Foreign Institutional Investor

32. DII Domestic Institutional Investor

33. GST Goods and Services Tax

34. DTC Direct Tax Code

35. MPLADS MP Local Area Development Scheme

36. FCNRA Foreign Currency Non Resident account

37. MFI - Micro Finance Institutions

38. MFDC Micro Finance Development Council

39. TRAI - Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

40. CIC - Central Information Commission

41. BCCI - Board of Control for Cricket in India

42. SAARC - South-Asian Association for Regional Co-operation

43. ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nation

44. TAPI - Turkmenistan-Aghanistan-Pakistan-India

45. NLDNational League for Democracy

46. MSF Marginal Standing Facility

47. MIRV - Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle

48. ECBs - External Commercial Borrowings

49. NHRC - National Human Rights Commission


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50. NEFT - National Electronic Funds Transfer

51. RTGS - Real Time Gross Settlement

52. NIA - National Investigation Agency

53. S&P - Standard and Poors

New Appointments

1. Chairman and MD of General Insurance Corporation (GIC) - Mr Ashok Kumar Roy

2. New Pakistan High Commissioner to India - Salman Bashir

3. New president of World Bank - Jim Yong Kim (Korean-born)

4. Governor of Uttarakhand - AzizQureshi

5. Governor of Goa - Vanchu

6. Governor of Andhra Pradesh - E S L Narasimhan (re-elected)

7. Governor of Maharashtra - K. Sankaranarayanan (re-elected)

8. US Ambassador to India - Nancy J Powell

9. Army-Chief - Lt General Bikram Singh

10. President of International Chamber of Commerce India (ICC India) - Harsh Pati Singhania

11. President of Germany - Joachim Gauck

12. Chairman & MD of India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO)- Smt. Rita Menon

13. Secretary General of SAARC Ahmad Saleem

14. President of the European Council - Herman Van Rompuy (re-elected)

15. President of Maldives - Dr Mohamed Waheed

16. President of Yemen - Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi

17. President of Malawi - Joyce Banda

18. President of Nicaragua - Daniel Ortega (re-elected)

19. President of Nigeria - Goodluck Jonathan (re-elected)


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20. President of the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) - M. Rafeeque Ahmed

21. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation 's new MD - Mr. Mangu Singh

22. CEO of Prasar Bharti Jawhar Sircar

23. Chairperson of the National Film Development Corporation - Ramesh Sippy

24. General president of the Indian Science Congress Manmohan singh

25. India's ambassador to Belgium - Rahul Khullar

26. CMD of Coal India Limited S Narsing Rao

27. President of Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) - Mr Rajkumar

Dhoot

28. Indian High commissioner to U.K. Jaimini Bhagwati

29. President of FICCI - Mr R.V. Kanoria

30. Directors of RBI's central board - DK Mittal

31. President of Asian organisation of the Institution of the Accountants General (ASOASI) - Mr Vinod Rai

(Comptroller and Auditor General of India).

32. President of Guyana - Donald Ramotar

33. Editor-In-Chief of The Hindu group Siddharth varadarajan

34. New king of Malaysia - Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah

35. Union Railway Minister Mukul Roy

36. Union Aviation Minister Ajit Singh

37. Chief Minister of U.P. Akhilesh Yadav

38. Chief Minister of Punjab Prakash singh badal

39. Chief Minister of Goa Manohar Parikar

40. Chief Minister of Uttrakhand Vijay Bahuguna

41. Chief Minister of Manipur Okram Ibobi Singh


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Indias Rank in Important world Index

1. Human development Index 134th

2. World Hunger Index 66th

3. World Corruption Index 95th

4. World Competitiveness Index 56th

5. Annual Global Innovation Barometer 6th

6.women in politics...105 rank..

HEAD OFFICESGENEVA----- WHO,ITU,WMO,WIPO,ILO

WASHINGTON---- IMF,IBRD,IDA,IFC

VIENNA-----UNIDO IAEA

PARIS ---- UNESCO

ROME----IFAD FAO

NEW YORK -----UNICEF


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The 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards

1. Sportsman: Novak Djokovic (Serbia tennis player)

2. Sportswoman: Vivian Cheruiyot (Athlete from Kenya)

3. Sport for Good: Ra (Soccer Brazil)

4. Disabled star: Oscar Pistorius (South African sprint runner) (fastest man on no legs)

5. Team: FC Barcelona (Spanish football)

6. Lifetime Achievement: Bobby Charlton (football player)

7. Comeback: Darren Clarke (golfer, Netherlands)

8. Action: Kelly Slater


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Miscellaneous With Explanation

1. Who is crowned Miss India World 2012? - Vanya Mishra

Chandigarh girl Vanya Mishra is crowned the Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2012 in a glittering

grand finale of the 49th edition of the beauty pageant. The Miss India Earth title went to 24-year-old

Prachi Mishra of Pune, while Chennai girl Rochelle Maria Rao, 23, is crowned as the Miss India

International. Read More

2. Name the cricket personality called The Wall who retired from International cricket recently.

- Rahul Dravid

The 39-year-old Batting great Rahul Dravid, the second most prolific batsman in the games history and

Indias middle order bulwark for years, on Friday bid adieu to Test cricket, bringing down the curtain on

a glorious 16-year career. Read More

3. Which country has India agreed in-principle to the participation in hydro power-projects in the

North-East? -Bangladesh

4. Name the Tech-savvy state which set a record by winning the National Tourism Award for its website

for 5th time in last 10 years. -Kerala

5. Which Malayalam language daily has tied up with Yahoo India to deliver premium digital content in

Malayalam? -Malayala Manorama

6. Name the Delhi-based group which has been nominated in the best international brand/group award

at the British Reggae Industry Awards. -Reggar Rajahs

7. Which movie of Indian filmmaker Mani Ratnam is now part of the permanent collection at the

Austrian Film Museum? -Raavanan

8. Who has been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize considered as Nobel prize in Architecture?

-Wang Shu

9. Which railway station became the first railway network to offer BluFi, a combination of Bluetooth and

WiFi to provide information to passengers?

-Bangalore City Railway Station

10. Which state bagged the second best national award in the Comprehensive Development Of Tourism

category? -Rajasthan

11. Name the Kerala-based UAE business magnate who was awarded with Interfaith Harmony Award at

Kuala Lumpur. -M.A.Yusuf Ali


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12. Name the mens mixed doubles winner of the ATP Dubai Open 2012.

-Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna

13. When was the Worlds oldest post office opened as it celebrates its 300th anniversary?

-1712 in Sanquhar, London

14. Name the Indian American filmmaker who won the 2012 Rising Star Award for his feature film 9

Eleven at the Canada International Film Festival. -Manan Singh Katohora

15. Who won the womens Kabaddi World Cup championship? -India

16. Who is expected to visit India with export of gas and investment on agenda?

-Qatars Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani

17. Who has been elected as Russian President?-Vladimir Putin

18. Name the West Indian cricketer who died in a car accident recently.

- Runako Morton aged 33 Read More

19. Name Indias first 3D dance film.

ABCD (Any Body Can Dance)

20. Which 4 financial institutions have agreed to form countrys first $2 billion (about Rs.10,000 crore)

Infrastructure Development Fund to finance infrastructure projects in India?

-Bank of Baroda, ICICI Bank, LIC and Citi Financial

21. Who has been appointed as MD of Hyundai Motor India Ltd.?-Bo Shin Seo

22. Which Chinese Electric company has started office in India?-Shangai Electric

23. Which university conferred honoris causa(as honorary academic degree) during its 12th convocation

to the finance minister Pranab Mukherjee?-Assam University

24. Which Indias leading commodity exchange would be listed on the BSE making it Indias first

exchange to be listed?-Multi Commodity Exchange

25. Which western India university will start the Institute of International Studies?-M S University

26. HSBC will sell its general insurance for US $914 million to which 2 companies?-AXA Group and QBE

Insurance Group

27. Against which team India will play one-off Twenty20 International cricket on March 30th 2012 to

commemorate the 150 years of settlement of Indians in that country?-South Africa


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28. Who retained his title of being the worlds richest Indian in Forbes magazines annual list of the

worlds richest people?-Mukesh Ambani

29. Name the music director king of soft melodies who passed away recently.-Ravi Shankar Sharma

30. Who has been appointed as head coach of the Pakistan cricket team?-Dav Whatmore

31. Name the bank that has entered into a partnership with Remit2home to offer Sri Lankans to transfer

money back home.-Nations Trust Bank

32. Where is Kerala a film city is to be built?-Varikkassery Mana at Ottapalam

33. Who will be appointed as CEO of L&T?-K Venkataraman

34. Name the chocolate boy of Hindi cinema during 1960's who passed away recently.-Joy Mukherjee

35. Who is appointed as ISI chief of Pakistan Government?-Lt. Gen. Zaheerul Islam

36. Which Indian NGO has been chosen for Americas first Innovation Award for the Empowerment of

Women and Girls, for training and organising wastepickers and eliminating child labour from recycling?-

Chintan

37. What is the reduced CRR of scheduled banks as revised by RBI at 75 basis points?

-4.75%

38. At what value did Euro zone finance ministers release 2nd bailout package for debt-hit Greece?

-$46.9 billion

39. Where was the International Financial Hub inaugurated in India recently?-New Town, Kolkata

40. What is the extended number of days for advance reservation of Indian railway tickets?

-120

41. Which state has recorded an increase in foodgrains production that touched 50.22 lakh tonnes

during Kharif 2011 season?-Haryana

42. Name the ambulance launched for farmers in Andhra Pradesh by Srihari Kotela, a Charterted

Accountant.-Rythu Ratham (Tollfree 18002666208)

43. Which non-banking finance arm of Tata Sons have decided to ramp up its travel business and focus

on the retail segment?-Tata Capital

44. Which financial service will Nokia close in India?-Nokia Money

45. Which rank does India hold as per U5MR rates by UNICEF?-46th rank


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46. Who will take over the rein of Deutsche Bank CEO at the end of May 2012?-Anshu Jain

47. Who was sworn in as Uttarkhands Chief Minister?- Vijay Bahuguna

48. Name the Indian railway minister who had presented Railway Budget 2012-13.-Dinesh Trivedi

49. Who has been appointed as Director General of Police for Punjab?-Sumedh Singh Saini

50. Who and at what age became 5th time Chief Minister of Punjab?-Parkash Singh Badal

51. Where was FICCI FRAMES 2012Asias largest global convention on film media and entertainment

inaugurated?-Kolhapur, Maharashtra

52. Who is sworn as youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?

- Akhilesh Yadav at the age of 38 years

53. What is the proposed capital support to be infused to PSUs and financial institutions during the next

fiscal year as per Budget 2012-13?

-Rs.15,888 crore

54. Who has been appointed as Additional Advocate General of Tamil Nadu?-P.H.Arvindh Pandian

55. From which tax will RBI be spared?-Wealth Tax

56. Who won the Australian Grand Prix 2012?-Jenson Button

57. Who won the Swiss Open 2012 title against Chinas Shixian Wang?-Saina Nehwal

58. Who will replace Dinesh Trivedi as Railway Minister?-Mukul Roy

59. The indoor hall built at Orissa Cricket Association is named of which cricket personality?

-Sachin Tendulkar Indoor Hall

60. Who has been elected as German President?-Joachim Gauck

61. Which bank recently celebrated its 75th anniversary?-Indian Overseas Bank

62. As Jet Airways discontinues JetLite, which company it is set to merge?-JetKonnect

63. Name the hockey player who was declared the winner of Survivor India. -Raj Rani

64. Expand NPCI

National Payment Corporation of India


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65. Which Indian city has been selected as city of focus at the Toronto International Film Festival 2012?

Mumbai

66. Who has been named for Dada Saheb Phalke award?-Soumitra Chatterjee

67. Which European nation has tied up with the Indian Railways to renovate 14 railway stations in

India?-Belgium

68. Name the Goa Tourism minister who died of heart attack recently?-Matanhy Saldanha

69. Which team won the cricket Asia Cup 2012?-Pakistan

70. Expand NBFC

Non-Banking Finance Companies

71. Which British newspaper won the annual Press Awards the Oscars of British Journalism?

-Daily Mail (Newspaper and Website of the year)

72. What amount of loan for education has been offered to India by World Bank?

-$500 million

73. 64 years after Independence which Indian state saw a locomotive train for the first time?-

Manipur (12km from Jiribam to Dholakhal)

74. Longding became the 17th district of which Indian state?-Arunachal Pradesh

75. Israeli Government is planning to setup 3 agricultural excellence centres in which Indian state?-

Gujarat

76. Who has been nominated for World bank President post by US President?-

Korean-American Physician-Anthropologist Jim Yong Kim

77. Who will be appointed as Army chief to succeed Gen.V.K.Singh? - Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh

78. Who won 2nd silver medal in the mens 50m rifle three position at the Amir of Kuwait International

Shooting Grand Prix?-Gagan Narang

79. Name the new tax norms which will come into effect from April 1st 2012.

GAAR General Anti-Avoidance Rules


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80. Which 2 banking facilities would not require signature attestation instead only thumb impression as

per RBI?

Fixed deposits and Opening a bank locker

81. Which state will get its first commercial dairy for processing of camel milk into various products in

Kutch district once the provision is made in its 2012-13 budget?-Gujarat

82. Who is appointed as chairman of Haldia Petrochemicals?-Kolkatas industry minister Partha

Chatterjee

83. Who is named as Peace ambassador of world religious Parliament?

-Pt.Arjun Prasad Bastola

84. Who is appointed as Wipros banking head?-Rajan Kohli

85. Who was named as the winner of the Templeton Prize 2012 for his contribution to affirming lifesspiritual dimension?-Dalai Lama

86. Name the bill passed against conduct of any constitutional authority in India.-Judicial Accountability

Bill

87. Where in India Guru Gobind Singh refinery will be inaugurated in April 2012?-Bathinda, Southwest

Punjab

88. Where in Chennai is the 2nd airport is to be setup?-Sriperumbudur

89. Where in Arunachal Pradesh Reserve Bank of India is planning to open its office?-Itanagar

90. Which Indian state passed Rs.201.05 crore deficit budget for the financial year 2012-13?

-Arunachal Pradesh

91. Which IPL cricket team signed up with UNICEF in a bid to support the adolescent girls in India?

-Delhi Daredevils

92. Who has replaced Shankar Bidari as DGP and IG in Karnataka?-A.R.Infant

93. Which Indian state would celebrate 77th foundation day on 1st April 2012?

-Odisha or Orissa

94. Name the 26/11 Mumbai terror survivor who has been selected as a flag bearer at the London 2012

Olympics.-Harnish Patel


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95. Name the PSU bank whose 108 branches were inaugurated electronically by Union Minister of State

for Finance Namo Narain Meena.

-Syndicate Bank

Some Important Facts1. The Arab league summit was held in Baghdad from 27 March 2012 to 29 March 2012. The three-day

summit was hosted by Iraq for the first time since 1990. 22 Arab league states participated in the

summit. The Baghdad summit discussed the uprising in Syria and the Iraqi debts to its neighbours. The

previous Arab league summit was held in Sirte. Syria didnt participate in the Summit. It was suspended

in the midst of the uprising against the Assad regime

2. .The second Nuclear Security Summit was held in Seoul, on 26-27 March 2012. 53 heads of state and

government, as well as representatives of the United Nations (UN), International Atomic Energy Agency

(IAEA), European Union (EU) and INTERPOL, attended the 2012 summit.The first Nuclear SecuritySummit was held in Washington in April 2010. It was initiated by US President Barack Obama.

3. Syria on 27 March 2012 accepted the 19-point UN peace plan to end violence in the country. The 19-

point plan was handed over by Kofi Annan to Syrian President during his recent visit to the Syria. The

plan calls for a cease-fire by Syrian forces and to commit to a daily two-hour halt in fighting to allow

humanitarian access and medical evacuations. It also calls for a full cease-fire to be supervised by the UN

so that all parties can discuss a political solution.

4. World Water Day is observed annually on 22 March with an objective to focus attention on the

importance of freshwater as well as to advocate sustainable management of freshwater resources. In

2012, the International World Water Day is observed with the theme The World is Thirsty because weare Hungry.

5. Vladimir Putin from United Russia Party won the Russian Presidential Election with 63.75 percent of

votes on 5 March 2012.Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov came second with 17.18 percent of the

votes. Putin has already served eight years as President (2000-2004 and 2004-2008) and four years as

PM (2008-2012). This will be his third term as President.

6. North Korea agreed to suspend its nuclear enrichment programme in return for US food aid. USA had

promised North Korea 240000 tonnes of nutritional assistance. North Korea also agreed to allow UN

inspectors to monitor its reactor in Yongbyon .This step was taken two months after Kim Jong-un came

to power following the death of his father, Kim Jong-il. It is expected to bring peace in East Asian region

and ease the tension between North Korea and South Korea.

7. The Dubai Metro, comprising the red and green lines, has entered the Guinness Book of World

Records as the longest driverless metro network in the world spanning 74.695 km.


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8. Qatar has been ranked as the world's wealthiest country in a new list compiled by the prestigious US

magazine Forbes. The second and third positions were occupied by Luxemburg and Singapore. Liberia

and Congo took the last positions.

9. Vanya Mishra of Chandigarh crowned as the Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2012 in the grand

finale of the 49th edition of the beauty pageant on 30 March 2012 in Mumbai.

10. The Union Cabinet of India on 23 March 2012 approved the redrafted Marriage laws (Amendment)

Bill, 2010. The bill seeks to give a woman share in her husbands property in case of a divorce but the

quantum of share will be decided by the courts on case by case basis. It also aims at giving rights to

adopted children on par with biological off-springs. According to the redrafted bill, adopted children will

have rights on par with biological off-springs of a couple in case the parents go for a divorce. It is

important to note that all these changes in the bill were based on the recommendations made by the

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice and Personnel.

11. Union Minister Mukul Roy was on 20 March 2012, sworn in as the Union cabinet Minister by

President Pratibha Patil in New Delhi. He is to head to Union Railway Ministry following the resignation

of his predecessor Dinesh Trivedi. He replaced Dinesh Trivedi, who was forced to resign after he raised

rail passenger fares in Union rail Budget 2012-13

12. According to comptroller and auditor generals draft report titled Performance Audit Of Coal Block

Allocations, the government lost Rs 10.67 lakh crore by not auctioning coal blocks between 2004 and

2009.155 coal blocks were given to commercial entities without auction between 2004 and 2009

thereby causing the exchequer a loss of Rs 10.67 lakh crore at 31 March 2011 prices . The estimated loss

is six times higher than the loss figure of Rs 1.76 lakh crore suffered for the 2G scam. The beneficiaries

include some 100 private companies, as well as some public sector units, in industries such as power,

steel and cement.

13. Kotala Gram panchayat of Chandragiri mandal ,Chittoor dist of A.P, has won the central

governments Gram Ratna Award. It has won the award for showing the best results in the development

of panchayat.

14. As per UNICEFs State of the Worlds Children Report 2012, some dark facts are revealed. 18 per cent

of those below 15 years and 47 per cent of those below 18 years are married in India. Thirty percent of

Indian girls aged between 15 and 19 are married.

15. The Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh visited South Korea on 25 March 2012.India and South

Korea agreed to set a new bilateral trade target of 40 billion US dollars by 2015. During his visit, Indiaand South Korea decided that the seventh meeting of the Joint Commission will be held in New Delhi in

2012. It was also decided that both countries will explore constructive and forward looking ways to

facilitate greater access to each others products and services.

16. The Fourth BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) Summit was held in New Delhi on 29

March 2012. The BRICS nations signed two major agreements during this summit. One was to boost


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trade among BRICS nations by offering trade in local currency. This will replace dollar as the main

currency of trade among them. The other agreement was to set up a development bank on lines of

multilateral lending agencies. The theme of the Summit was- BRICS Partnership for Global Stability,

Security and Prosperity. BRICS declaration (Delhi declaration) issued at the end of the summit says

situation concerning Iran cannot be allowed to escalate into conflict. Declaration says BRICS recognises

Iran's right to peaceful uses of nuclear energy and supports resolution of issues through dialogue. The

fifth BRICS summit will be held in March- April 2013 in South Africa. The first summit was held in

Yekaterinburg, Russia in June 2009.

17. India and Colombia on 12 March 2012 signed a Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP) in New Delhi for

the period of 2012-2016. Both India and Colombia shall contribute to the exchange and cooperation

between institutions and organisations that deals with cultural affairs, as well as amongst cultural

creators, researchers and cultural agents of the two nations. Both the nations have agreed to set up a

joint working group to look after the implementations of their programme. The joint working group will

have a meeting alternately in India and in Colombia when decided by both the nations.

18. The R B I on 26 March 2012 restructured the fair practices code (FPC) to be adopted by non-banking

finance companies (NBFCs) while doing lending business. The guidelines issued by the central bank

covered general principles on adequate disclosures on the terms and conditions of a loan and also

adopting a non-coercive recovery method. The modified FPC is required to be put in place by all NBFCs

with the approval of their boards within one month from the date of issue of this circular (26 March

2012). Also RBI directed that the FPC should be published on the web-site of the company for public

information. The NBFCs were directed not to resort to undue harassment such as persistently bothering

the borrowers at odd hours and use of muscle power with respect to loan recovery. In 2006, the RBI had

issued FPC norms for all NBFCs to be adopted by them while doing the lending business

19. Four States namely Jharkhand, Mizoram, Sikkim and Lakshadweep on 16 March 2012 signed MoU

with the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation under the Indian Statistical Strengthening

Project (ISSP) for the States and Union Territories. ISSP is aimed at strengthening State Statistical

Systems by way of providing adequate technical and financial support to improve their statistical

capacity and infrastructure. ISSP is a very important and a comprehensive project of Ministry of

Statistics & Programme Implementation, with an approved outlay of about 650 crore rupees, out of

which 80% has been funded through World Bank Loan and 20 percent is being borne by the Government

of India.

20. The union government decided to increase public spending in the health sector to 2.5 per cent of

GDP from the current 1.4 per cent in the 12th Five Year Plan period beginning 2012.The Prime MinistersOffice (PMO) directed the Planning Commission to allocate funds during the 12th Five-Year Plan. The

decision to increase the funds in this sector was in tune with the recommendations of the Srinath

Reddy-led committee on universal healthcare coverage set up by the plan panel.


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21. Shyamala Gopinath-Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) on 29 March 2012 appointed Shyamala

Gopinath as the Chairperson of the Advisory Board on Bank, Commercial and Financial Frauds. Gopinath,

a former Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor, will hold the position for two years, effective from 26

March 2012. The Board is part of the organisational set-up of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI),

which is providing the required investigative and secretarial services, along with necessary funds, by the

RBI.

22. JOACHIM GAUCK - Former East German pro-democracy activist Joachim Gauck was elected

asGermany's new President, on 18 March 2012. He succeeded Christian Wulff.

23. ABD-RABBUH MANSOUR HADI - became the President of Yemen, on 27 February 2012. Hadi, a

General People's Congress party leader replaced Ali Abdullah Saleh to the position.

24. Akhilesh Yadav(38)- Akhilesh was sworn in as the 33 rd Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on 15 March

2012. He was administered the oath by the UP Governor B L Joshi

25. Prakash Singh Badal -of Shiromani Akali Dal, sworn in as the 31st Chief Minister of Punjab on 14March 2012

26. BIKRAM SINGH - Union Government announced that he would be the next chief of the Army.

27. S.Narasingarao-He was appointed as the Chairman of the Coal India Ltd. He is presently working as

the CMD of Singareni Collieries.

28. Indian Kabaddi women team won the first ever Women World Cup Kabaddi championship title

defeating Iran on 4 March 2012, held in Patna... Sixteen countries participated in this event.

29. Indian Kabaddi women team won the first ever Women World Cup Kabaddi championship title

defeating Iran on 4 March 2012, held in Patna... Sixteen countries participated in this event.

30. Roger Federer won the Dubai international open singles tennis title by defeating Andy Murray in the

finals held in Dubai on 3 March. While Indian duo Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan bopanna won the mens

doubles title.

31. Iconic India batsman Sachin Tendulkar on 25 February became the first overseas player to be

presented with the honorary life membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground.

32. Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, Dalai Lama was selected for the Templeton Prize, 2012.

33. Tamil writer A.A. Manavalan is bestowed with the 21st Saraswati Samman for his work Irama

Kathaiyum Iramayakalum (Ramakatha and Ramayanas) published in 2005. The K K Birla Foundation

announced the award on 22 March 2012.

34. Legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee was on 21 March 2012 selected for India's highest film

honour - the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2012.


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35. Wang Shu of China won the Pritzker prize of this year, which can be called Nobel in Architecture.

Recent

1.State-owned oil firms have hiked auto LPG prices by Rs 6 per litre from yesterday mid night. This is the

third increase in this year. With this LPG price will increase to Rs 49.72 per litre from earlier price of Rs

43.65 Rs per litre.

2. SEBI allows Stock exchanges and depositories to list but with some riders as Listing will be restricte d

to those stock exchanges that address the conflict of interest between business expansion and their role

as a frontline regulator. This move came as per the recommendations of the Bimal Jalan Com mittee on

listing of exchanges.

3. New TATA Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry and Famous Banker O P Bhatt have joined the board of

directors of Tata Consultancy Services. With this the board now has 14 directors, including 7

independent directors.

4. Sachin Tendulkar handed over the captaincy charge of Mumbai Indians IPL team to Harbhajan Singh

to concentrate more in his batting. Harbhajan Singh led the side to the Champions League Twenty20

crown last season.

5. Polands Agnieszka Radwanska won the Womens single title at Miami open tennis tournament after

defeating Russias Maria Sarapova.

6. Serbias Novak Djokovic clinched the Mens single title at Miami open tennis tournament after

defeating Briton Andy Murray.

7. Indias Leander Paes clinched the Mens doubles title at Miami open tennis tournament along with his

Czech partner Radek Stepanek. This is his 50th Doubles tennis title.

8. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry, on Wednesday, signed Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs)

for the newly awarded 16 oiland gas blocks under the IX round of New Exploration Licensing Policy

(NELP), with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) emerging as the biggest winner with six blocks.

9. The oil ministry has sought an additional cash compensation of Rs 400 billion ($7.88 billion) from the

finance ministry to partially cover revenue losses of state-run companies that sell diesel, kerosene, and

cooking gas at state-set subsidised rates

10. The government issued a rare presidential decree to force Coal India to guarantee long-term fuel

supply to private power firms as against the decision taken by the Independent board members. As per

the directive, Coal India will pay penalties to the Power sector companies if it fails to supply 80% of its

coal supply commitment. The penalty amount is left to be decided by the Board members of Coal India.


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11. Singareni Collieries Company Chairman and Managing Director, S S Narsing Rao is likely to be

appointed as a new CMD of Coal India. Currently Zohra Chatterji is working as a temporary CMD of Coal

India after N C Jhas retirement.

12. Chief Justice of J&K High Court, Fakir Muhammad Ibrahim Khalifullah has sworn in as a new judge of

Indias Supreme Court.

13. Indian arm of Japanese two wheeler giant Honda, HMSI; has overtaken Bajaj Auto as the second

largest two-wheeler player in Indian market. Now it is only after Hero Moto Corp based on the total

sales volume in March. Its total sales volume stood at 2,12,812 units in March compared to 2,10,383

units sold by Bajaj Auto. Hero Moto Corp sold 5,13,552 units of two wheelers during the same month.

14.U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated Jim Yong Kim, a Korean-born public health specialist

who is now the President of Dartmouth College, for the role of President of the World Bank.

15. Trade Targets between India and Africa revised, worth US$ 90 billion by 2015

16. Indian Navy has formally introduced its new nuclear-power enabled submarine INS Chakra which it

has taken as a 10-year lease from Russia for around USD 1 billion. The nuclear powered submarine has

unlimited power generation facility under the water compared to diesel run conventional submarines

and it can stay under the water without being worried about power generation. Introduction of this

submarine will definitely increase the power of Indian navy.

17. Unemployment rate in euro zone consisting of 17 nations jumped to 10.8% in February compared to

10.7% in the previous month of January. This is the highest ever unemployment rate since the formation

of euro zone and euro currency on 1999.

18.Govt offers tax breaks to boost exports to Iran- The government will offer tax incentives toexporters for sales in rupees to Iran, in the latest effort by New Delhi to bolster exports in return for oil

from the Islamic Republic

19.Govt. plans $30 billion investment to develop airports. In 10th and 11th five-year plans, the

government has invested $10 billion. The airports developed under the public-private-partnership

model are presently handling 60 per cent of the passenger traffic in the country. The government has

planned to invest $30 billion in next 10 years

20. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) panel on priority sector lending proposed that the target (priority

sector) for foreignbanks may be increased to 40 per cent of net bank credit from the current level of 32

per cent with sub-targets of 15 per cent for exports and 15 per cent for the MSE sector, within which 7

per cent may be earmarked for micro enterprises. The target of domestic scheduled commercial banks

for lending to the priority sector may be retained at 40 per cent of net bank credit. The committee,

under the chairmanship of M. V. Nair, Chairman, Union Bank of India


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21.India replaces China as Iran's top oil client. Iran traditionally sells most of its 2.2 million barrels per

day of oil exports in Asia, where China, India, Japan and South Korea are the four biggest buyers.

22. inauguration of Asia's first solar park at Charanka village in Patan district will take place on April 19.

Other Questions1.Name the countrys first sub-sonic cruise missile, which is going to be test launched in April

2012.Nirbhay.

2.Which of the organisations has been chosen for the Skoll Award, 2012 for Social Entrepreneurship by

the Skoll Foundation in Oxford, England?The National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) and

Nidan.

3.Recently, who has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?Vijay Bahuguna.

4.Recently, State-owned Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd. (KIOCL) has signed, a contract forexploration, development and mining in Akjoujt Iron Ore project at Mauritania in West Africa, with

which of the companies?Curve Capital Ventures.

5.Which female actor has been awarded best actress award in 59th National Film Awards?Vidya Balan.

6.Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana(PMAGY) is going to be transferred from the Ministry of Social

Justice and Empowerment to which of the Ministry?The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD).

7.Which of the server chips has recently been launched by Intel Corp?Xeon E5-2600.

8.Who has been chosen for Chameli Devi Jain award?Tusha Mittal.

9.Recently, an Indian NGO, has been selected for the U.S.' first Innovation Award for the Empowerment

of Women and Girls for training and organising waste-pickers and eliminating child labour from

recycling. Name the NGO.Chintan.

10.Who will take over as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of engineering conglomerate

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) from April 1, 2012?K. Venkataramanan.

11.Recently, which country has qualified for silver medal in the women's 4x400m relay of the last Asian

athletics championships due to doping disqualifications of athletes from Kazakhstan and Iraq?India.

12.Recently, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has chalked out several plans to increase gross

enrolment ratio (GER) of students in higher education during the 12th Five-Year Plan (2012-17) from

present:20 per cent to 30 per cent.

13.Union Minister for Rural Development, Drinking Water and Sanitation, Jairam Ramesh announced a

national award for sanitation and water. This award has been instituted in the name of:Sant Gadge

Baba.


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14.Which committee has recommended elimination of all level crossings from the railway landscape

within the next five years as a measure of avoiding accidents and deaths?Anil Kakodkar Committee.

15.Which country is Indias second largest supplier of crude oil against whom, western countries have

sanctioned to curtail import of oil?Iran.

16.Who sports personality recently won the All England Open badminton title 2012?Lin Dan

17.Who is the current chairman and chief executive officer of Pepsico?Indira K. Nooyi.

18.The Central government proposes to convert the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) into a

mission with changed name to provide health care to the urban poor also, in the course of the 12th

Plan. What will be its new name?National Health Mission.

19.Aamir Khan is national goodwill ambassador of which of the organisations?UNICEF.

20.Pajero Sports car is associated with which car manufacturing companies?Hindustan Motor's Limited

(HM).

21.Which oil company has recently agreed to pay $7.8 billion in a settlement reached with claimants

affected by the spill from one of its wells in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010?BP.

22.Who is the current Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Posco-India?Yong-Won Yoon.

23.Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) is a partner of the Government of India in promoting

Indias exports. Who is the current Director General & CEO of FIEO ?Ajay Sahai .

24.'Bandar Abbas port' is located in which country?Iran.

25.Recently, which California-based company has been acquired by Chip-maker AMD for $334

million?SeaMicro.

26.Which Indian State has recently launched a scheme of free distribution of goats/sheep to the poorest

of the poor?Tamil Nadu.

27.Which among the following Motorcycle companies has launched its gearless scooter portfolio with

the launch of its latest offering, Swish 125'?Suzuki Motor.

28.A.P. Choudhary is the current Chairman-cum-Managing Director of which company?Rashtriya Ispat

Nigal Limited (RINL).

29.Which among the railway stations became the first railway network to offer BluFi, a combination of

Bluetooth and Wi-Fi that will provide passengers with a wealth of information?Bangalore City.


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30.Recently, the Supreme Court has appointed Justice H.S. Bedi as Chairman of the Monitoring Authority

to probe all cases of fake encounter deaths in Gujarat from 2003 to 2006. Justice Bedi replaces

Justice:M.B. Shah.

31.Who among the is the present Prime Minister of Fiji?Commodore Bainimarama.

32.Houses are constructed under the 'Griha Bhagya scheme' for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe

families in which of the following States?Karnataka.

33.Who among the following personalities has recently won the 'Pritzker Architecture Prize 2012',

considered as the Nobel prize in architecture?Wang Shu.

34.The Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam has designed and developed

the Torpedo Advanced Light (TAL). Torpedoes are:Underwater Missiles.

35.Who is the is the current Chairman and CEO of General Motors?Daniel F. Akerson.

36.Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NIS) is Asia's largest Sports Institute located in which

State?Punjab.

37.'Bhavani Island' is located in which of the States?Andhra Pradesh.

38.Who is the current chairman of the Asian organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI)?Vinod

Rai.

39.Which of the railway stations has bagged Best Tourist Friendly Railway Station' award for 2010-

11?New Delhi railway station.

40. Indias Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has banned the use of live animals indissection and other experiments in educational and research institutions in order to protect the natural

balance. However, Scientists conducting new molecular research will be exempted from the ban.

41. US nominee Jim Yong Kim has been chosen as the new president of the World Bank after defeating

Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. He will succeed current President Robert Zoellick.

42. Japan has agreed to give loan worth of USD 60 billion to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to

improve its financial position and help debt ridden euro zone countries.

43. China has increased its US debt holding by USD 12.7 billion in February to total holding of USD 1.178

trillion. China is the largest foreign investor in the US government debt.

44.Joyce Banda becomes Malawi's first female president

45.Justice Kumar to be new Chief Justice of J&K

46.Mukul Roy sworn in as new railway minister

47.Joachim Gauck elected new German President


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Awards & Persons:

Man Booker 2011--------------Julian Barnes

Dutch Award----------------Kiran bedi

Sikh sportsman of the year-------------harbajan singh

Akshaya Mohanti----------------Asha bonsle

Kalidas Samman---------------Anupam ker

Dhanwantari award-------------M.K Mani

Stevenson Prize--------------Mahima khanna

Men Athlet of the year 2011----------Ussain boalt, Jamica

Women Athlet of the year 2011------------Sally pearson, Australia, Hardles game

National Ambassador of UNICEF--------------Amir khan

Indira Gandhi Prize 2011----------------Ela Bhatt

Popels Parliament Global Award--------------Nelson Mandela

WTA Player of the year-----------petra kvitova

Swiss ambassador Award---------------Ratan Tata

26th Indira Gandhi award-----------Mohan dharia

British empire medal-------------Alastair cook

FIH player of the year----------------Jamine Dwyer , Australia

Young Hocky Player 2011------------Mathew Swann, Australia

AIFF Player of the year 2011-------------sunil chetri

C. K Nayudu life time achievement award 2010-11-------------Ajit Wadekar

Company of the year 2011------------Bajaj Auto

Business leader of the year 2011----------chanda kochar

Ashok chakra---------- late. Navadeep singh


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Mallikarjun Mansur award-------------Amjad Alikhan

Mahatma Gandhi award -------------Dalai lama

Ramnath goenka awards (Journalism)

Print---- J. Gopikrishnan

Broadcost--- Udayan mukarjee

DSC Prize---------------Shehan Karunatilaka

Padma vibushan:

K. G Subramanyan---Art, Painting, sculpture

Late. Mario de Miranda---Art, Cartoonist

Bhupen Hazarika---Vocal music

Kantilal hastimal sancheti---medicine, orthopedis

T.V Rajeswer---civil services

FIFA mens player of the year-----------Lionel messi, Argentina

FIFA womens player of the year-----------Homale sawa, Japan

FIFA fair play award-----------Japanese Football

Basava award 2010-----------Medha patkar

PGA Tour player of the year----------Luke Donald

Best public sector bank------------bank of baroda

Glory of india award---------Ar. Md. Aun

Most admired Indian Brand-----------Tata

Ernst & Young entrepreneur of the year award2011---------Rahul Bhatia

Saraswathi Samman 2011-------------A A Manavalan, Tamil

Dadasaheb palkhe award 2012-----------soumitra chatrjee, Bengali

Sir Garifield sober trophy--------------Jonathan Trott

Kalinga chair award----------Prof. Trinh Xuan Thuan, Vietnam


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Pravasa Bharatiya Samman-----------Kamala Prasad bissessar

FIFA Coach of the year ------------Joseph Guardiolo, Barcelona

Godavari Puraskar 2012-----------Sudharshan patnaik

National communal haromony award 2011---------mr. khamlina, Mizoram &

Mr. md. Abdu Bari, Odisha.

Best Teaching practice award ----------IGNOU

Laurus Sports award 2012---------Novak Djokovic

Birla award for science------------prof. Tapar kumar kundu

ICC cricket hall fame-------------sunil gavaskar

21st vyas samman----------------Ramdarsh mishra, hindi

Sahitya Akademi Yuva puraskar 2011-----------vikram sampath

Gunnerus Sustainability award ----------------kamal bava

Best friend of American worker award---------wen jiabo

Kalidas Samman 2009-10--------------Dr. N. Rajan & Saroja vidyanathan.

Chameli Devi Jain Award 2012 - Tusha Mittal of Tehelka's Kolkata News Bureau

Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2011 - Raul Bhatia

21st Vyas Samman - Ramdarash Mishra for his poetry collection Aam ke patte

?2011 US National Humanities Medal - Amartya Sen

Lata Manageshkar Award - Rajesh Roshan

Top International Olympic Committee Award - Manisha Malhotra

Gold Star of Karadjordje - Novak Djokovic


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NDTV Awards :-

Legend of Sport Award - Leander paes

Lifetime Achievement Award - Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Baichung Bhutia

V Shantaram Life Time Achievement Award - Mike Pandey

Padma Vibhushan ( 5 Awards ):-

1) Mario Miranda ( Cartoonist )

2) Bhupen Hazarika ( Musician )

3) K G Subramanyam ( Art )

4) Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti ( Medicine )

5) TV Rajeshwar ( Civil Service )

Others

2011 FIFA Ballond'Or award - Lionel Messi

Basava Sri Award - Meha patkar (Social Sector )

CEO of the Year Award - SAIL Chairman CS Verma

Sahitya Akademi Award - Samala Sadasiva

Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Award for 2012 - Madhuri Dikshit

Bihari puraskar------Arjendeo charan

US Humanities medal--------Amartyasen

Pride of India award---------Mallikarjun kharge

GD Birla award-------prof. Tapas kumar kundu

S.R Jindal Prize-----A.P.J Kalam & N. Santhoshe hegde

Latamangeshkar award-------Rajesh Roshan

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